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Table. Pearson's correlation (R) of cytokines measured in serum and dry blood spots.

	Adiponectin	Leptin	Insulin
Maternal fingerstick, 35wks PMA	0.916^*	0.962^*	0.975^*
Cord blood	0.236	−0.03	0.985^*
Heelstick, within 48 hours of birth	0.931^*	0.975^*	0.93^*
Heelstick, 6 weeks of life	0.772^*	0.937^*	0.925^*

p<0.0001